The Lycée Pasteur () is a French state-run

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Neuilly-sur-Seine Neuilly-sur-Seine (; 'Neuilly-on-Seine'), also known simply as Neuilly, is an urban Communes of France, commune in the Hauts-de-Seine Departments of France, department just west of Paris in France. Immediately adjacent to the city, north of the ...

, on the outskirts of Paris. It accepts students from ''collège'' (the first four years of

secondary education in France In France, secondary education is in two stages: * ''Collèges'' () cater for the first four years of secondary education from the ages of 11 to 14. * ''Lycées'' () provide a three-year course of further secondary education for students between ...

) through to '' classes préparatoires'' (classes to prepare students for entrance to the

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). Built in the grounds of the former ''chateau de Neuilly'', the lycée is named in honour of

Louis Pasteur Louis Pasteur (, ; 27 December 1822 – 28 September 1895) was a French chemist, pharmacist, and microbiologist renowned for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination, Fermentation, microbial fermentation, and pasteurization, the la ...

. It was originally planned to open in October 1914 but with the advent of the

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the building was instead used as a military hospital by American Field Services and not inaugurated until October 1923. It was used as the location for the film, '' Neuilly Yo Mama!'' (''Neuilly sa mère !'').

Notable people

;Former teachers *

Fernand Braudel Fernand Paul Achille Braudel (; 24 August 1902 – 27 November 1985) was a French historian. His scholarship focused on three main projects: ''The Mediterranean'' (1923–49, then 1949–66), ''Civilization and Capitalism'' (1955–79), and the un ...

(history) * Daniel-Rops (history) * François-Bernard Mâche (literature) * Émile Moselly (literature) *

Jean-Paul Sartre Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre (, ; ; 21 June 1905 – 15 April 1980) was a French philosopher, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and literary criticism, literary critic, considered a leading figure in 20th ...

(philosophy) ;Former students *

Jean-Louis Aubert Jean-Louis Aubert (, born 12 April 1955) is a French singer-songwriter, guitarist, composer and producer. He went on a solo career after the split of the rock band Téléphone that he co-founded. Early life Born in Nantua, Ain, France in 195 ...

(songwriter, performer) * Michel Blanc (actor and director) * Jean-Yves Bosseur (composer) * Jean-Luc Brylinski (mathematician) * Gabriel Brunet de Sairigné (soldier) *

Barbara Cassin Barbara Cassin (; born 24 October 1947) is a French philologist and philosopher. She was elected to the Académie française on 4 May 2018. Cassin is the recipient of the Grand Prize of Philosophy of the Académie française. She is an emeritus ...

(philosopher) * Christian Clavier (actor) * Jacques Decour (writer and resistant) *

Jean-François Deniau Jean-François Deniau (; 31 October 1928 – 24 January 2007) was a French politician, diplomat, essayist and novelist. Until 1998, he was a member of the Union for French Democracy (UDF). Biography Minister and diplomat In 1958, he became ...

(politician and writer) * Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres (politician) *

François Hollande François Gérard Georges Nicolas Hollande (; born 12 August 1954) is a French politician who served as President of France from 2012 to 2017. Before his presidency, he was First Secretary of the Socialist Party (France), First Secretary of th ...

(politician, President of the French Republic) * Gérard Jugnot (actor, scriptwriter) *

Bernard-Henri Lévy Bernard-Henri Georges Lévy (; ; born 5 November 1948) is a French public intellectual. Often referred to in France simply as BHL, he was one of the leaders of the " Nouveaux Philosophes" (New Philosophers) movement in 1976. His opinions, politi ...

(writer and filmmaker) *

Thierry Lhermitte Thierry Lhermitte (; born 24 November 1952) is a French actor, director, writer and producer, best known for his comedic roles. He was a founder of the comedy troupe ''Le Splendid'' in the 1970s, along with, among others, Christian Clavier, Géra ...

(actor) *

Chris Marker Chris Marker (; 29 July 1921 – 29 July 2012) (born ''Christian-François Bouche-Villeneuve'') was a French writer, photographer, documentary film director, multimedia artist and Essay#Film, film essayist. His best known films are ''La Jetée' ...

(filmmaker, writer, photographer) * André Santini (lawyer and politician) * Jean Sarkozy (son of Nicolas Sarkozy) * Christian Sautter (politician) *

Henri Troyat Henri Troyat (born Lev Aslanovich Tarasov; – 2 March 2007) was a Russian-French writer, biographer, historian, and novelist. Early life Lev Aslanovich Tarasov (, ''Lev Aslanovich Tarasov'') was born in Moscow to parents of Armenian heritage. ...

(writer) * Dimitri Obolensky (Historian) * Lucas Bravo (actor)

Notes and sources

;Notes ;Sources * This page is translated and condensed from its French equivalent. *

External links

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Official site
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Site of the Association des Anciens Élèves du Lycée Pasteur
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